The last drumbeat in the Bell and Drum Tower has stopped, and the gate is about to close, but Lin Wanwan has not yet come out of the palace.
Hongyan cried alone while driving the carriage back to Xiao's house. Xiao Qingyu, Yun Shang and other servants who had been waiting at the door eagerly greeted him quickly.
"Aunt Hongyan, why are you alone, where is my mother?" Xiao Qingyu got into the carriage and tried to look for it, but found nothing.
"What's going on?" Yun Shang grabbed Hongyan's arm and asked, "Why are you the only one back? Where are my wife and Kunlun?"
Hongyan cried miserably and said: "Usually, when the lady comes to the palace to ask for peace of mind, she will leave the palace in an hour and a half at most, but today Kunlun and I waited at the palace gate until it was almost dark, and there was still no message from the palace.
Later, the Jinwu Guards began to clear the area and drive away people. Kunlun refused to leave and fought with the Jinwu Guards, and was arrested by them. As soon as I saw something was wrong, I quickly drove back and ran back, always bringing a message home."
Everyone's faces turned pale when they heard this. Xiao Qingyu jumped up and wanted to rush out, but Cui Ying hugged her: "Auntie (because Xiao Qingyu is Lin Wanwan's only daughter, she is called auntie according to Chang'an custom), auntie can't go out.
Now the gate is closed and the curfew is in effect. You can't go out on the streets or you will be beaten to death. Don't you think I'll be angry if I don't see you when I come back? I'm obedient."
"I want my mother, I want my mother!" Xiao Qingyu burst into tears.
Although she is young, she can still feel the changes in the emotions of the people around her. She can feel Hongyan's anxiety, and everyone's fear and confusion after hearing Hongyan's words.
At this time, the disciple of the Xiao Mansion came over and said to everyone: "Don't be stuck here. Let's get out of the way. The gentlemen will go home."
Yun Shang led Lin Wanwan's slaves to the side. She raised her head and wanted to ask Cui Ying, but the other party winked at her: "It's not convenient to say more here. Let's go back to the courtyard first."
So the group of people marched back to Xiao Yixun's Bamboo Garden, and the owner, Xiao Yixun, was standing under the eaves of the main room of the Bamboo Garden, looking at the courtyard door.
Seeing everyone filing in, Xiao Qingyu was still crying, and immediately said in a cold voice: "Where is she?"
Xiao Qingyu broke away from Cui Ying, rushed towards Xiao Yixun, hugged her waist and cried: "Aunt Yixun, please save my mother quickly, she is not back yet!"
Xiao Yixun turned his attention to Hongyan, who stepped forward to salute and said: "Ms. Xiao, my wife is on duty today. She went into the palace to ask for peace of mind for the queen, but until the sun was about to go down, the Jinwu Guards started to drive people away.
, she didn’t come out again. I asked the guard guarding the door for money several times, but they ignored me.”
Xiao Yixun's expression did not change when he heard this, but he cast his eyes on Cui Ying, Ji Yue, and Caiyun. These three people who were mentioned as first-class maids by Lin Wanwan were all slaves in the Yeting Palace. One of them was Cui Ying of Qinghe.
The two were born in the Liang Dynasty palace. Compared with others, they naturally have more brains and understand the palace better.
Cui Ying stepped forward and said: "There is no precedent in the palace for a woman to stay overnight. Since the lady cannot leave the palace at night, something must have happened. But whether it is a good thing or a bad thing, I can't say."
Ji Yue murmured: "What good thing can happen? That place is just a golden cage. People like my wife don't want to stay in the palace at all."
Cui Ying glanced at Jiyue but said nothing, while Caiyun quietly pulled her sleeve to remind her to be cautious.
Xiao Yixun waved his hand and said indifferently: "Go away."
She hates the crowds of people crowded together and making noise, which makes her bored.
Most of the slaves retreated. Yun Shang and Huanong looked at each other, walked to the corridor and knelt down. The former began to plead with Xiao Yixun: "Mrs. Xiao, my wife has always been on good terms with you, and now in this city of Chang'an.
, she has no relatives, and I would like you to show me the way so that we can know how to save my wife."
Xiao Yixun lowered his eyes and glanced coldly at the two people kneeling on the ground. Without saying a word, he pulled Xiao Qingyu's hand from his waist and took the little guy into the room.
Kneeling outside the house.
For Xiao Yixun, any maid who doesn't obey her orders is a bad maid. How can she explain anything to such a person?
Xiao Yixun, who has been raised in a boudoir since she was a child and has never even met a few relatives, seriously lacks social and communication skills, and has no empathy. She has always loved doing, not talking.
Sun Cheyao walked away but didn't go far and hid in the darkness. Seeing Xiao Yixun completely ignoring Yun Shang and the two of them, he walked forward and said to them: "Stop kneeling, you still have Madam Xiao's temper?"
Don’t you know? Since she doesn’t want to talk to you, then you are nothing, and she won’t care even if you kneel to death.”
Yun Shang sighed, knowing that Sun Chueyao was right, and she and Huanong helped each other stand up.
"Why don't you beg Madam Xiao? Now that Madam is trapped in the palace and there is no news, I feel very panicked." Yun Shang looked at the darkened sky, her face full of anxiety.
Sun Cheyao's lips moved, but he stopped talking.
Huanong couldn't see anyone hesitating the most, so he immediately stamped his feet and said, "Quickly let go of your farts. Why are you so awkward?"
Sun Chueyao rolled his eyes and said, "Don't worry, my wife will be fine. My wife is the most powerful lady in the world."
Yun Shang and Huanong couldn't help but rolled their eyes at him.
The lady is powerful, but no matter how powerful a person is, they have no power to resist when facing the people in the yellow circle. How can they still fly with wings?
In fact, what Sun Cheyao wanted to say was not this, because he had a secret buried deep in his heart, that is, his wife was not a human being, but a fairy! She could fly!
He had seen the lady appear from a light door with his own eyes, and the lady had clearly met him in Qiongzhou, but Huanong and the others had no idea that the lady had been to Qiongzhou. Isn't this strong evidence that the lady can fly?
Qiongzhou is far away from Luan County. It would take several days to go eight hundred miles at a fast pace, and it would take a month to stop and go by boat. If the lady can't fly, how can she be in two places at the same time?
He knew that his wife was not a human being, but he couldn't tell her.
Among all Lin Wanwan's servants, Sun Cheeyao admired and trusted Lin Wanwan the most. Who can compare with the gods? The emperor, the emperor, is only the son of heaven, but his wife is the god in heaven.
Lin Wanwan's other slaves were at the bottom of society, so they were naturally helpless at the moment except being hungry and anxious.
Yun Shang returned to the first-class maid's room, and after chatting quietly with Cui Ying for a while, she got up and walked to Xiao Yixun's parents' yard, waiting for her to give up.
The fate of their group of slaves is closely related to Lin Wanwan. Naturally, they are the most afraid of something happening to her and the most eager to help her. As long as there is a chance, they will not give up. Saving their master is equivalent to saving themselves.
What's more, the treatment given to them by Lin Wanwan would never be encountered again after leaving the Lin family. Who can share cold melons with their slaves? Who can give their slaves dishes made with pepper? No, not even in the entire Tang Dynasty.